"Be a heel that we all hate" - wrestling veteran discusses possible heel turn for Damian Priest (Exclusive)
Vince Russo believes WWE is planning a heel turn for United States Champion Damian Priest.
Damian Priest has been on a tear since his main roster debut. He won the United States Championship from Sheamus at SummerSlam and has held the gold ever since.
On this week's episode of Legion of RAW, former WWE head writer Vince Russo spoke about the United States Champion and his match with AJ Styles. He suggested that a heel turn might be in the works for Priest, and the Archer of Infamy will soon lose control of his "Damian" side. Russo was also of the opinion that Priest needs to engage in heelish acts outside of his matches.
Here's what Russo had to say:
"Heels need to do dastardly things," said Russo. "They could only do so much in the context of a match. They gotta do dastardly things in story bro. Like Vince McMahon was always trying to screw Austin one way or another. He had the big plan. He had the big plot to screw Austin. It wasn't a heel getting heat during a match. How is Damian Priest gonna get heat and be a heel that we all hate during this match? You remember Jake put the snake on Savage? That's what we're talking about. It just can't be wrestling heat, bro." (from 30:40 onwards)
You can catch the full episode here:
Damian Priest lost his match against AJ Styles on RAW this week
AJ Styles brought his A-game to RAW this week against Priest in a United States Championship Contender's match. Styles looked to build up momentum going into the Elimination Chamber match later this month.
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After a hard-fought encounter, Styles managed to connect with his patented Phenomenal Forearm to pick up a huge win over the Archer of Infamy. As a result, The Phenomenal One will challenge Priest for his title next week on WWE RAW.
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